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Although greeted with a mixture of angst, anger and genuine confusion in this country, it is undeniable that the Pentagon’s move this week to freeze one of the oldest pillars of continental defence co-operation — ostensibly to punish Canada — carried with it notes of dark comedy. Following Elbridge Colby’s …
Read More »Harvard sues Trump administration over $2.2B US grant freeze
Harvard University announced Monday that it was suing the Trump administration to halt a freeze on more than $2.2 billion US in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus. In a letter to Harvard earlier this month, Trump’s administration had …
Read More »In the world’s largest refugee camp, Trump’s USAID freeze makes a bad situation worse
On a weekday at the world’s largest refugee camp, dozens of women and men form two surging queues, pushing to reach the front of the line to get their official aid registration cards processed. The crowd is made of refugees from neighbouring Myanmar’s persecuted Muslim minority Rohingya community, recently arrived …
Read More »Trump signs order to send migrants to Guantanamo; White House walks back grant freeze
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will order the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay for as many as 30,000 migrants. The U.S. naval base in Cuba already houses a migrant facility — separate from the high-security U.S. prison for foreign …
Read More »Quebec to limit temporary foreign workers in Montreal with six-month freeze
Quebec is implementing a six-month freeze on the intake of new temporary foreign workers for low-wage jobs in Montreal starting in September, the province’s premier said Tuesday. François Legault’s announcement comes as his government has been calling for a “significant and rapid” reduction in the number of temporary immigrants in …
Read More »Toronto deep freeze not a green light for ice activities, officials say
Its been an unusual winter in Ontario this season. The snow machine got an early start when some communities experienced a historic white Thanksgiving. But by the time Christmas rolled around. many in Southern Ontario were already seeing a green, or rather brown, holiday break. As we head towards the …
Read More »How to keep your fur-baby safe in Winnipeg’s deep freeze – Winnipeg
It’s feeling like the dead of winter out there, and animal advocates are reminding Winnipeggers that the temperature drop could be deadly for your furry friend. Jamie Murphy, a behavioural outreach facilitator with the Winnipeg Humane Society (WHS), said temperatures below zero degrees should trigger red flags, and anything below …
Read More »Ontario universities plead for increased funding amid Ford government tuition freeze
Stagnant provincial funding and a years-long tuition freeze are “undermining” student success at post-secondary institutions, according to Ontario universities, which are pleading with the Ford government for more money in 2024. The province launched its pre-budget consultations this week, allowing a variety of stakeholders that rely on money from Queen’s …
Read More »Manitoba election: NDP vows to freeze gas tax – Winnipeg
An NDP government would temporarily halt the provincial fuel tax, the party says. New Democrat Leader Wab Kinew promised to stop collecting the tax if his party forms government after the Oct. 3 election. “Manitobans need help right now and a Manitoba NDP is going to deliver it,” he said …
Read More »City of Winnipeg crews temporarily filling early season potholes – Winnipeg
City crews are embracing dry but cold Winnipeg weather to temporarily fix early-season potholes. “There was very little pothole patching going on last spring around this time but this year, it’s kind of on average,” City of Winnipeg public works communications coordinator Ken Allen said. Right now, the city has …
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